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	Arromanches (R 95) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She was the name-ship of the Colossus-class Light Fleet aircraft carriers, and were basically smaller derivatives of the Illustrious-class carriers.
		She was renamed Arromanches in 1946 and lent to the French Navy.
		She returned to France in 1949 and was purchased by the French in 1951.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FS_Arromanches (260 words)

	COIN: French Counter-Insurgency Aircraft, 1946-1965
		French planners counted on achieving localized superiority in numbers and firepower to offset the superior human and material resources their opponents could muster in the overall theater of operations.
		French forces had too few aircraft to provide the level of support the army needed, and the available airplanes were worn, out of production, and ill-suited to their new roles.
		French makers were now offering powerful, turbine-engined helicopters that ccould easily handle the missiles and their sighting equipment, even at altitude in the desert.
	worldatwar.net /chandelle/v3/v3n1/frcoin.html (6725 words)

	The Bréguet Alizés of the Indian Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at the port of La Valette in Malta during summer 1961.
		Come July, the aircraft carrier with the Alizés on board left for the Mediterranean region around Malta, where operational training was imparted.
		The camouflage is similar to French jets with the exception of the white vertical tail.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /NAVY/History/1940s/Alize.html (1138 words)

	Indian Naval Aviation - Part 2
		In 1988, the Alize became the last aircraft of the Indian Navy to be used in combat, when a single aircraft, fired rockets on the LTTE Mercenary ship MV 'Progress light', causing it to halt and eventually be boarded and captured by Marine Commandos.
		Three aircraft and about fifty officers and men of INAS 310, were deployed to the forward airfield at Naliya in the state of Gujarat, close to the Indo-Pak border.
		The Charles de gaulle, accompanied by five ships of the French navy, was back in 2004 for the second exercise "Varuna 2004/1", held between the 10th to the 14th of April, off the coast of Goa and the joint aircombat exercises between the Rafales and Sea Harriers continued.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/article_432.shtml (8070 words)

	Sandcastle V.I. - Carriers: Airpower at Sea - A Changing Role / Part 2
		The carriers' planes were used, not to attack the enemy's naval fleet, but to strike at ground targets in support of troops on the ground.
		The first carrier strikes of the Korean War were launched on July 3, 1950, from carriers off Korea's western coast in the Yellow Sea.
		This incident was one of the first demonstrations of the advantage of carriers for quick response to localized conflicts and the use of helicopters aboard assault carriers to bring troops ashore.
	www.sandcastlevi.com /sea/carriers/cvchap3b.htm (2133 words)

	Infoser Index
		French Normandie and Lyon, Italian Carracciolo, Russian Borodino, and Austro-Hungarian Ersatz Monarch class battleships, ca.
		Plans of French Normandie class battleships, 1914, aircraft carriers Panleve and Joffre, 1939, conversion of Duquesne class cruisers to aircraft carriers, 1930s, and Dutch battlecruisers, 1940.
		French screw frigate Arethuse and coast defense vessels Terrible and Fusee, l.1880-90s.
	www.warship.org /infoser_index.htm (3141 words)

	Pravda.RU:French authorities tighten security on the eve of D-Day celebrations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		French authorities are tightening security on the eve of the 60th D-Day anniversary.
		Arromanches is to host the main international ceremony involving 16 national leaders, including President Jacques Chirac of France, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, President George Bush Jr.
		All aircraft and helicopters will be forbidden to fly over the celebration area, with stationary and mobile radars, as well as an AWACS early-warning plane and remotely piloted aircraft, controlling local air space.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2004/06/05/54292_.html (415 words)

	Arromanches
		The Arromanches is the prototype of a new class of carrier (ten ships were built).The construction of the ship began in June 1942, at Vickers-Armstrongs Naval Shipyard.
		The ship was lent to the French Navy by the Royal Navy in 1946, and was finally bought in 1951.
		At the end of her life, she was used as a training carrier (Fouga Zéphyr CM-175s were embarked aboard) and as a helicopter carrier for the French Marine Corps.
	frenchnavy.free.fr /ships/aircraft-carrier/arromanches/arromanches.htm (190 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Aircraft Carrier HMS Colossus of the Colossus class
		Rear Admiral Harcourt had recently arrived on the Station at Subic Bay in command of the light fleet carriers HMS Colossus, HMS Venerable, HMS Vengeance and HMS Glory who were tasked in the re-occupation of Hong Kong they were referred to as the 11th Aircraft Carrier Squadron.
		One of her aircraft veered to port on landing and ditched in the sea.
		In 1968 she underwent another major refit, this time Arromanches was re-designated a helicopter carrier with multi mission capabilities including ASW roles, fast operational transport and training.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/3237.html (526 words)

	Reviews
		This turboprop aircraft had a crew of three: the pilot was seated in front on the right, the radar operator in front on the left, and the sensor operator sat sideways behind them.
		Locator holes are present on the underside of the aircraft for placement of the struts.
		The brief instructions are written in French but the blowup diagram clearly shows the placement of the photoetch and resin parts.
	www.modelwarships.com /reviews/misc/l-arsenal/400-alize/alize.html (568 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: France
		She became a seaplane depot ship in 1912, and her 1913 modifications to carry and operate aircraft were probably an outgrowth of that duty.
		As in other nations' early carriers, she spent her early years in experimental, trials and development roles and was quickly made obsolete by advancing carrier design.
		After limited service as a carrier she was used as a transport starting 1949 and was disarmed during 1951-1953.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/france.htm (3705 words)

	Helicopters at Sea
		Modern navies deploy helicopters from small escort vessels to enormous carriers designed exclusively to be operated with rotary wing aircrafts.
		It was a british 's Colossus class fixed wing aircraft carrier, but was used as a helicopter carrier with 20 / 25 helicopters on board from the 60s to 1974 by the french navy
		In 1952, the WWII escort carrier USS Sicily (CVE 118) is the first to be transformed in an helicopter carrier for deploy in Korea where the marines will operate from their HRSs (Sikorsky S-55)
	www.helis.com /ships (261 words)

	French Aircraft Carriers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		List of all French aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers and air training vessels from 1913 to the present, including photos and details of service.
		She was raised in 1946 with the view of becoming a training carrier but this was cancelled and she was used as a store ship until being sold 15th May 1950.
		The US-built British escort carrier Biter was transferred to the British Navy as the Dixmude in 1945.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /french_aircraft_carriers.htm (769 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: RN Light Fleet Carriers
		In this role their catapults and arresting gear were removed, 16 assault helicopters were carried, berthing for 700-900 troops and vehicle/equipment storage space were provided; displacement was 27,300 tons with 8 40 mm AA, crew of 1037.
		commando carrier at Devonport Dockyard 1/1961 to 8/1962; troop capacity was 900.
		Originally planned to carry Exocet on the bow, to the starboard side of the skijump, but the missiles were replaced by additional aircraft parking space.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/uk_light.htm (3957 words)

	Hasegawa 1/48 F4U-7 Corsair
		Unfortunately, the United States determined that the French - who had been defeated during the war in 1940 - might not be able to take the "shame" of being pushed out of their empire, with the result that Metropolitan France might go Communist.
		By 1950, most of these aircraft had demonstrated their lack of capacity to fight the guerilla war, and both the French Navy and Air Force in Vietnam were equipped with cast-off US Navy F6F-5 Hellcats, most of which had over 2,000 hours at delivery.
		For the French, the first benefit of this change in U.S. policy was the provision of former U.S. Navy Bearcats to the French Air Force.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/korean/cleaverf4u7.htm (2906 words)

	Peter A. Weston, "Far East Flying Boat Wing". R.A.F.Seletar. No.209 Sunderland Sqdn. Mk.V.
		In here were sleeping bunks for 4 people and a ladder to the back of the flight deck and then the 2 gun platforms, one each side, also a work bench complete with a vice, and finally, a long walkway to the rear turret.
		He carried several items with him on his visits to the villages along the the river, he would deliver a letter from the government to the Chief, wearing a Postmans hat, if someone had been stealing his neighbours chickens, he would arrest him wearing a London Bobby's helmet.
		The airfield at that time closed from dusk to dawn because it was before the runway had been extended, and even in daylight, for some aircraft, it could be quite dicey with sharp turns and quick descents to line up on the runway.
	members.aol.com /famjustin/Westonbio4.html (3324 words)

	F-84F Thunderstreak by Wayne Hui (Monogram 1/48)
		The jets were joined by turboprop Westland Wyverns from the British flattops and propeller-driven Vought F4U Corsairs from the French carrier Arromanches, which was accompanied by Lafayette, carrying Grumman TBM Avengers and helicopters.
		The French F-84Fs were flown for over 10 years until replaced by Mirage IIIE in the mid 1960s.
		The aircraft I modeled is an aircraft 52-9012, Coded “1-NL” from the Armee de l'Air, 1 st Escadre, 1st Squadron.
	hsfeatures.com /features04/f84fwh_1.htm (2178 words)

	HKN #137
		The decal sheet is 'generic' in that there are enough roundels and numbers to do any aircraft desired.
		Aerocalcas Argentinas have released a decal sheet in 1:48 that includes a few markings for an Argentine Air Force Hughes 500, serial H-39, though most of the decals on this sheet (#4809) are for the FAA Mirage IIIC.
		Well folks, the demand is there and I am working the masters for detail/update parts for the Blackhawk in 1/35th scale.
	www.5chr.freeserve.co.uk /hkn137.htm (1004 words)

	Polk R15 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HMS Colossus 6: * HMS Colossus (R15)''Colossus'' - Light aircraft carrier of the
		Colossus class aircraft carrier 3: * HMS Colossus (R15)''Colossus'' was loaned, then sold to France
		French aircraft carrier Arromanches 1: #REDIRECT HMS Colossus (R15)
	www.lottery-news.net /dust6687-polk_r15.html (449 words)

	HMS COLOSSUS aircraft carrier profile. Aircraft Carrier Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
		This aircraft was delivered the Royal Navy in February 1945, and embarked on Colossus where it saw no action
		Collossus was loaned to France as Arromanches from August 1946, sent to the Indochina conflict in 1948 for three months, returned to France January 1949and subsequently purchased by France in 1951.
		After the war various units of the class were sold or reconstructed with angled decks or as helicopter carriers.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Ships/COLOSSUS.html (473 words)

	FRENCH CORSAIR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Using original plans and rare archive material, each aircraft and livery has been meticulously researched and authenticated to bring you, the aviation enthusiast the finest range of collectible model aircraft.
		The French Aéronavale needed a powerful carrier-born plane for the Arromanches, Bois-Belleau and Lafayette aircraft carriers, faced with the Indochina conflict since 1945.
		In October 1952, several French pilots were sent to NAS Oceana (Virginia) to be trained on the plane.
	www.aikensairplanes.com /corgi/aa33010.htm (268 words)

	Red Alert2 War Stories - fan fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Scant seconds later, the already bombed and fuelled up squadrons of the fleet's three aircraft carriers rose to the wild blue.
		Seventeen Migs, on an intercept course for the fleet!"
		By now, the first wave of attacking aircraft were on their way back, having retreated as soon as they learned that the flotilla was under attack.
	www.cncgames.com /warstories/battlestations.shtml (2164 words)

	HELLER
		1/72 PZL P23 A and B Karas Aircraft
		1/72 YF22 Aircraft (D) 1/72 DH89 Dragon Rapide Aircraft
		1/400 HMS Colossus British/ Arromanches French Aircraft Carrier
	www.modelcraft.com /HELLER.htm (324 words)

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